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Bryan Whitledge from SAA’s Committee on Public Policy discusses the contributions that SAA can make on behalf of state and local archives in a pandemic setting, and how state and local archives can draw upon SAA’s expertise to lead your own advocacy campaign.

Katy shares highlights from LYRASIS’ 2020 report, “Collecting Archival Materials During the COVID-19 Pandemic” with an emphasis on government records institutions who participated in the survey and resources for moving forward.

Following the speakers and the joint business meeting, members of the Government Records Section steering committee facilitate a conversation amongst attendees about issues facing government records archivists and archives during the pandemic, and how our members adapted (or not!) to the sudden change in circumstances.